Kasabian: Glastonbury - Pyramid Stage

Sunday 28th June 2009

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Crackerjack rating: 9 / 10.

So, Saturday was designated comedy bands' day at this year's Glastonbury. First came Spinal Tap, later we had Kasabian.

OK, that's a bit of a cheap shot but Leicester's finest use broad brush strokes and primary colours only in their cartoon rock universe.

On this display though, you absolutely couldn't argue that these were nothing less than stadium-sized rock tunes delivered with planet-sized confidence.

Frontman Tom Meighan never let the pace sag urging the crowd on with his well-studied Jaggerisms. Not sure about the strawberries on his jacket mind you. Having said that, it could have been worse - guitarist and songwriter Serge Pizzorno wore a leopard-skin tracksuit top. Ask for a light and a mirror in your dressing room next time lads.

One monumental stomper followed another with barely chance to catch your breath. Underdog and Shoot The Runner were glam rock monsters and the crowd were on-side immediately. And what a crowd it was, too - easily as big as any headliner I've seen here in the past decade.

The baggy revivalism of Processed Beats highlighted their knack for instantly memorable choruses and they pushed the boat out for Where Did All The Love Go? with its weirdy instrumental coda.

Fast Fuse -the best track on their new album - was simply enormous here while the slow-building Doberman built up a fair old head of steam and included a nifty Mariachi trumpet solo.

The sheer forcefulness of this set was impressively overwhelming. Club Foot, Stuntman and LSF, which included a snatch of the old Source and Candi Staton dancefloor classic You've Got The Love, sealed the deal.

You'll get short odds now on Kasabian returning as headliners next time they head down to Pilton. I think we can safely say they've come of age.

STEVE HARNELL

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